Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-18


and he will draw more heavily than ever
because workingmens organizations of the
United States now exist everywhere, and
they have been discussing these questions in
their meetings. | expect to see "A greater
change in the workingmens vote in this
country next year than we have ever had
before"
"Do you not think the workingmen will
have candidate themselves"
~ doubt it, Had George been n protec-
zionist instead Of free trader he might have
been candidate But his free trade views
bar him out"
"What is the condition of the Republican
party to-day"
at is in a better condition than it has been
for years Adversely has helped it in the
| same ratio MS successes have demoralized the
! Democracy. The death of some of the old
leaders has wiped out many OF the animosities
of the party. Many hate died with Arthur.
As to the Democratic party, it has the
appearance of power and strength with none
of its substance They have disaifectiols
among their ranks everywhere, and it
is IA remarkable fact that they have
less strength where they have dis
placed Republican officials than in
those places where they have removed Demo
Gratis and appointed Republicans There
were so many office seekers that where one
man was appointed dozen disappointed APP
pcants are now ready to work against the
party These men know that they have moth
ing to hope from Clevelands reelection and
| if he is nominated, as it seems now probable,
they will certainly not be very warm in his
support ~
what other Republican candidates will
come before the conventions"
"There will be Sherman of Ohio, and in
case Blaine is not nominee | think Sherman
will make n very available candidate Gen.
Hawley will be brought forth by Connect
cut Massachusetts will have some candidate
AS opposed to Blaine, and as | look at it
Blaine will be presented by the rest of the
Union"
"What is the condition of Blanes health!'
II saw him in Pittsburg this fall He was
looking better than he has for years. The
fabbiness about his eyes had disappeared.
His skin was rosy and was drawn tightly
round about his plump face. He looked
young and vigorous, and he told me that he
felt better than he had at any time during the
past fifteen years.
"Are not parties rapidly changing in this
country"
"Yes Political ethics are different now
! II
featy sits more lightly upon the shoulders
of the different parties. There is more indie
pendent voting and this may be seen in the
attitudes of the different papers toward can
ddates and issues 1t used to be that the
newspapers of the United States were organs.
The leading candidates OF the great parties
We're considered the leaders and as the mold
ers of the parties. Now the parties are the
great things, and the candidates have be
| come secondary. The newspapers are rather
the followers of public sentiment than the
| makers of it, and the fact that they have
become independent shows that the people
demand independence and are thinking about
| matters themselves"
As an example of the rabid Blaine boomers
of the last campaign, | met one in the person
of leading politician yesterday. This man
was strongly for Blaine in 1854 and he is
just as strongly for him now. He has col
lected a large amount of facts proving
that Blaine will be nominated, as he says,
beyond the possibility of a doubt.
"Why,' said he, everything points toward
Blaine. Simon Cameron, before he sailed for
the Bermudas, said: This talk about my son
Don being a candidate for the presidency is
"A mistake The people of Pennsylvania are
for Blaine In Boston the other day Jesse
H. Cove, the only original Blaine man at
the Chicago convention, was elected chair
man of the county Republican committee,
and as he took his seat there were cheers for
Blaine. Belden, who had been elected a few
days before rs chairman of the Massachu-
sets state committee is AN out and out
Blaine man. In this you See that Massachu-
sets has changed rapidly toward Blaine. The
Cincinnati Enquirer recently polled the
Michigan legislature, and il found fOur-fifths
of the Republicans were for Blaine The
Colorado legislature was poled only week
or so ago, and it was practically unanimous
for Blaine a poll of the Illinois Legislature
before Logan'S death showed that with the ex
ception of eight members all of the Repub
licans were for Logan as first choice and
Blaine rs second choice. The Wisconsin
legislature was polled by The Globe Demo
Crat before the holidays and "A large ma
iority was for Blaine. The poll stood Blaine
81 Logan, 81; Senator Sherman, .: Rusk, ,
Evarts, 4; Gen. Sherman, 3; Lincoln 3
Conkling, >; Gresham ,: Ednunds, Hawley
and Fairchd, each /. The Indiana legis
lature was poled by The Globe Democrat
last October. Three-fourths of it were fol
Blaine The Ohio legislature showed
a large ma iority for Sherman Will
Blaine as second choice. Senator
Camden and Representative Coli, OF
West Virginia, have said in interviews that
that state is for Blaine. Plumb has said thai
Kansas is rs much for Blaine as ever, and Cusl
Davis, the senatOreect from Minnesota, anC
Others say the northwest is altogether fol
Blaine. Lou Paine, who was Conklinl
stalwart, has sail that Frank Hiscock vii
lead Blaine delegation from New York {,
Chicago, and the Vermont legislature whicl
was polled by The Globe-Dcmocrat aftel
Blaine had snubhed Edmuuds at Arthur
funeral showed that four tbs of its legi,li
ture was for Blaine. OF the MasSachuSrtt
legislature l65 out of POI Republicans wer,
for Blaine, and The Boston Herald, in com
mentmg upon this, said
= Massachusetts, God help her! She is kncel
ing with the rest.
"As to Connecticut Sam Fc>>"uden, who i
chairman of the state Republican committee
: says that Connecticut will send "A solid dele.